Softies

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I've seen SAs running those centre pin reels before, they look like a fireline spool with a bolt thru the middle. 

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I've seen SAs running those centre pin reels before, they look like a fireline spool with a bolt thru the middle. 

The Boers like their gear uncomplicated; not too many moving parts. My Basss fishing mate is married to a South African lady and her brother came out recently. Anyway we took him up to the dumaresq and showed him a low profile baitcaster. He took to it like a duck to water, and bought one as soon as he got home. They have Largemouth Bass in lakes over there. He normally fishes with a big Seascape reel off the beach. You have to have an educated thumb for that. Phil and his Brother in Law are going to travel up through the Kalahari to fish the Nabibian coast in June. That should be interesting. Brett, I know that little Stradic!
john

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I think its because these days its become more lure/sport fishing and its not just like you bait the rod then cast, put it down then wait till you get a bite.
its become alot more competetive were you dont want to be casting for 3-6 hours with a 5kg piece of sh!t.
and also having a light rod helps with casting acrucy and its a lot more pleasent to use a lighter rod for a great period of time
 

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Daughter has been killing the bass on bait with that alvey I setup as described above.
Its retrievel rate is almost exactly half that of all my other reels, so when she winds like crazy, its no where near as much hurt put on the fish, and being all mono makes life so much easier re rigging it all the time. She still prefers the baitcaster I spooled with mono for her bait fishing, but likes the Alvey.

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Mate, has Basser been introducing her to his friends with the super tuned Alveys?
JD